'Is He Some Kind Of A Monster?': Supreme Court Remarks While Staying Execution Of Death Penalty

The Supreme Court has stayed the execution of the death sentence awarded to a man who was found guilty for the gruesome act of murdering a woman by strangulating her, cutting her abdomen and taking out some organs from her bodyThough the bench headed by the Chief Justice of India, S A Bobde, stayed the execution, it could not hide its shock and horror at the crime."We have never come across...

Police Presence During Test Identification Makes Statements By Identifiers Fall Within The Ban Of Section 162 CrPC: Supreme Court [Read Judgment]

When the Test identification parades are held in police presence, the resultant communications tantamount to statements made by the identifiers to a police officer in course of investigation and they fall within the ban of section 162 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Supreme Court has held.In this case, the accused Chunthuram and co-accused Jagan Ram were convicted in a murder case by...

[Central Vista] "SG May Keep His Advice to Himself" Shyam Divan To SG When SG Said "Words Like 'Shameless' Can't be Used In Context Of Govt"

The Central Vista hearing before the Supreme Court on Thursday witnessed a verbal spat between Senior Advocate Shyam Diwan and SG Tushar Mehta, when the former described the Government's stand on the matter as "shameful".The hearing is progressing before a bench of Justices A. M. Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari and Sanjeev Khanna. Mr. Diwan was appearing for the petitioner.On Thursday, Mr....

"Supreme Court Registry Engaging In Unprofessional Activities": Plea In SC By Judicial Officer Seeks Action Against Erring Officials

A petition has been preferred in the Top Court by a Judicial Officer of Maharashtra alleging unprofessional activities of it's Registry in terms of unequal treatment to him as well as the common man in terms of listings as well as pointing unnecessary defects.The Judicial Magistrate Syedullah Khaleelullah Khan has narrated the alleged unequal treatment by the Registry stated that he had filed...

Vizag Gas Leak: SC Adjourns Appeal Against NGT Order; Proceedings Before NGT Deferred Till Further Orders

The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned the appeal filed by LG Polymers against the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order wherein it had been directed that the South Korean company would deposit 50 crores and a Committee would be formed to inquire into the tragedy.A Bench comprising of Justices UU Lalit, Vineet Saran and S. Ravindra Bhat further directed for the proceedings before the NGT...

Officers Designated U/s 53 NDPS Act Can Exercise All Investigative Powers Under CrPC Including Power To File Charge-Sheet: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has observed that all the investigative powers vested in an officer in charge of a police station under the CrPC, including the power to file a charge-sheet, are vested in the officers designated under section 53 of the NDPS Act when dealing with an offence under the NDPS Act.The court (2:1), while answering the reference in Tofan Singh vs. State of Tamil Nadu, overruled...

Supreme Court Monthly Digest: September 2020

Important Judgments/ Orders: 1. [Anti-Dumping Duty] Judicial Review Should Not Be Exercised Virtually As A Continuous Oversight Of Designated Authority Functions: SC Order dated September 1, 2020 Judicial review should not be exercised virtually as a continuous oversight of the DA's functions, observed the bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra, Vineet Saran and S. Ravindra...

'Don't Citizens Have A Right To Know About Central Vista?': Divan Argues In SC For Public Consultation

The Supreme Court on Thursday resumed hearing on the challenge to the Central Vista project and the government's proposal to construct a new Parliament in Lutyen's Delhi. A bench of Justices AM Khanwilkar, Dinesh Maheshwari & Sanjeev Khanna had earlier decided to hear the challenge on 3 issues, vis-à-vis change of land use, violations of municipal law, violations of...

Supreme Court Seeks Centre's Response On Plea Alleging No Approval For Remdesivir and Favipiravir To Be Used To Treat COVID-19

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Union Government in a plea alleging that two medicines Remdesivir and Favipiravir are being used for the treatment of COVID-19 without approval. A bench of Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justices AS Bopanna & V. Ramasubramaniun said that the issue needs to be brought to the attention of the Indian Government and issued notice to the Centre.The...

In Transnational Child Custody Cases, 'Mirror Orders' From Foreign Courts Ensure Welfare Of Minor: Supreme Court [Read Judgment]

"The object of a mirror order is to safeguard the interest of the minor child in transit from one jurisdiction to another, and to ensure that both parents are equally bound in each State".

Supreme Court Stays Delhi High Court Order Denying Extension Of Interim Bail To Undertrials [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the order of the Delhi High Court denying further extension of interim bails granted to undertrials. In a special leave petition moved by the National Forum On Prison Reforms, a Bench comprising of Justice L. Nageswara Rao, Justice Hemant Gupta and Justice Ajay Rastogi has stayed the operation of the Delhi High Court's order until November...

Bhima Koregaon Case : Supreme Court Asks Bombay High Court To Consider Varavara Rao's Bail Application At The Earliest

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Bombay High Court to list the bail application of 81-year-old poet P. Varavara Rao, who is an undetrail in the Bhima Koregaon case, before the appropriate Bench and hear it at the earliest. A Bench comprising of Justices UU Lalit, Vineet Saran and S. Ravindra Bhat expressed concern about the bail application filed on medical grounds not...